Annisia has discovered her favorite book and song is "Hush Little Baby" by Sylvia Long.
You may be familiar with the song from your own childhood, but this is a different take on it. Instead of offering the baby comfort by promising to buy lots of things (a diamond ring, a horse and cart), it encourages children to find comfort in natural things.
“Hush little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s going to show you a hummingbird.
If that hummingbird should fly, Mama’s going to show you the evening sky…
…When that story has been read, Mama’s going to bring your warm bedspread. If that quilt begins to wear, Mama’s going to find your teddy bear…”
Get it and enjoy. Annisia loves it and so do I!
Here she is, carrying the book around and singing.
And here she is showing off her belly button!
Jonathan has a good time at MOPS. This is after our January 16 mtg. He was so tuckered out he fell asleep on the living room floor while I was putting Annisia down for a nap.
Annisia enjoys her snacks, wherever she can have them.
And Jonathan loves falling asleep in Daddy's arms. This is after a long day.Jonathan got some sores on the bottom of his tongue and they were really bothering him the morning of January 26. So Michael took his wooby (pacifier) away. "Jonathan, your wooby is making your tongue sore and making you sick." Well, Jonathan didn't realize the ramifications of this until nap time. I laid down with him and counted to 100, and down! He must have gotten bored because he finally fell asleep. Same thing that night. The next morning, he cried all the way to meeting because he "needed wooby". Then he fell asleep in meeting without it. Despite being reminded he was napping and falling asleep without his wooby, he said he couldn't do it, and would fuss every day when it was time to sleep or he needed comforting. Then he decided he couldn't nap without wooby, so he stopped napping. ARGH! He's taken 3 naps since we took it away; one while we were driving back from the hot springs and he couldn't keep his eyes open, and one in meeting this morning. How does Mommy feel about this? Let's not go there, OK?
The downside of this whole thing is since Jonathan's wooby has been removed, he no longer hums. He'll sing while he's playing, and he's started occasionally singing along when we sing a table grace, but he no longer hums himself to sleep. He says he can't hum without wooby. Hmmm...
3 comments:
Oh what CUTIES you have!!!! :) I laughed at the pic of Annisia walking toward the camera, singing her song. THAT was a cute picture!!! And of Jonathan falling asleep on the floor...hmmm...sometimes I feel that SAME exact way when I'm at work!! :) I try to resist, though, and I do fairly well at not just falling asleep. :) *laugh*
Such cute pics... I am so glad Jonathan gave up his wooby so good. It's too bad he can't hum anymore though. I really liked hearing him hum. Janice
Will Jonathan let you hum him to sleep?? He might join you in humming and decide he really can do it. Just a thought, Brayden doesn't want me to sing him to sleep anymore, an no rocking to sleep either, he is a big boy now. :-) He does like me to lay down with him in his bed and hold his hand, that is acceptable. They certainly grow up too fast. See you in a few months...
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